Ref. the BF, fp, Quattro and my SD9 house-brick ...

An interesting diatribe about the discussion of looks in modern camera reviews:

https://components.one/posts/the-new-pornographers-tech-reviews

• Rewards are given for a particular type of aesthetic dazzlement. While "beautiful" and "gorgeous" would seem to be generically positive words in the same way as "superb", they in fact reify specific critical values in the context of tech reviews, often elicited by products made of metal and glass.

This paradigm, which rewards a combination of spec maximization, superficial sheen, and infinite redesign, and which does not even consider cost, did not come from nowhere. It was Designed by Apple in California, and with the crucial assistance of tech reviewers, it has since metastasized into nearly every other manufacturer.

(my emphases)

xpatUSA said:

An interesting diatribe about the discussion of looks in modern camera reviews:

https://components.one/posts/the-new-pornographers-tech-reviews

• Rewards are given for a particular type of aesthetic dazzlement. While "beautiful" and "gorgeous" would seem to be generically positive words in the same way as "superb", they in fact reify specific critical values in the context of tech reviews, often elicited by products made of metal and glass.

This paradigm, which rewards a combination of spec maximization, superficial sheen, and infinite redesign, and which does not even consider cost, did not come from nowhere. It was Designed by Apple in California, and with the crucial assistance of tech reviewers, it has since metastasized into nearly every other manufacturer.

(my emphases)

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Wgen I read this I just stopped reading:

"In fact, the world is more populated by worthless and perfect products than pretty good or even great ones."

It may just be my opinion, but I believe pretty much every product is useful to at least a few people. Take my Sigma SD Quattro H for example. Presumably he would consider it useless or worthless. I love it. In my opinion it is one of the best cameras I have ever owned, even though it focuses slowly and even misses focus on occasion, has "bad" battery life, and operates slowly (not to mention its ISO limitations, and the fact that it cant shoot any video).

Ta for the interesting read - actually, a skim with an occasional dip - Ted.

And yes, who is/are the individual author/s?

Alas, for the planet, though. Social engineering at its worst :-|

atom14.

xpatUSA said:

An interesting diatribe

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“Interesting diatribe” seems oxymoronic.

Doppler9000 said:

xpatUSA said:

An interesting diatribe

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“Interesting diatribe” seems oxymoronic.

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Excuuuse me, pardon my grammar ...

xpatUSA said:

Doppler9000 said:

xpatUSA said:

An interesting diatribe

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“Interesting diatribe” seems oxymoronic.

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Excuuuse me...

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Wow, Ted - a Steve Martin reference! How delightfully unexpected!

Excuuuse me!

xpatUSA said:

An interesting diatribe about the discussion of looks in modern camera reviews:

https://components.one/posts/the-new-pornographers-tech-reviews

• Rewards are given for a particular type of aesthetic dazzlement. While "beautiful" and "gorgeous" would seem to be generically positive words in the same way as "superb", they in fact reify specific critical values in the context of tech reviews, often elicited by products made of metal and glass.

This paradigm, which rewards a combination of spec maximization, superficial sheen, and infinite redesign, and which does not even consider cost, did not come from nowhere. It was Designed by Apple in California, and with the crucial assistance of tech reviewers, it has since metastasized into nearly every other manufacturer.

(my emphases)

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Watching that Apple video was a real throwback.

I read recently that video gamers are preferring PC to X-Box because it's just more flexible, and often more powerful. Seems like video gamers have a lot in common with camera enthusiasts - "it's pretty but what are the specs?"

(Personally I just use a playstation but I'm a very casual gamer - a few hours a week maybe.)